1985 Map of Fenton

About this map

Fenton and Woodlawn anchor this 1980s landscape at the boundary of Calcasieu Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish. The region is defined by a dense network of water management, where the natural paths of Bayou Serpent, Little Bayou, and Bayou Arceneaux are augmented by a complex system of flumes, siphons, and irrigation canals. This infrastructure supported a specialized agricultural economy, likely rice farming, evidenced by the numerous landing strips and landing zones interspersed among the fields. The map records the rural community structure during this era, including a local Cem and several Radio Towers. In the southern portion, Bayou Lacassine meanders through the terrain, illustrating the persistent influence of the bayou system on settlement patterns even as modern utilities and transport corridors like the local railroad expanded.